Chili - beans or no beans?

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Kidney beans, no...

Chili beans, yes.

Not a poll option, but...noodles, sour cream, onions and shredded cheese, yes.
 

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Hmmm - I always thought beans were a "must" in chili, and meat optional. My family always refers to the no bean variety as "Spanish rice".
 

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I just couldn't resist so here goes....


Beans, beans....the musical fruit

the more you eat....the more you toot,
the more you toot...the better you feel,
so eat some beans, for every meal.


I love beans in my chili.
 

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Originally Posted by xocats

I just couldn't resist so here goes....


Beans, beans....the musical fruit

the more you eat....the more you toot,
the more you toot...the better you feel,
so eat some beans, for every meal.


I love beans in my chili.
That's one of my father's favorite songs.

Definitely with beans!! I can take the meat or leave it, but it just isn't chili without beans. I like to make mine with red and black beans.
 

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i dont eat the chili stuff youre talking about, But here at the supermarket i go to i bought a can of kidney beans and they were delicious just eating it out of the tin! But uh... i dont do it often.. My stomac produces bad gasses from it.. so i eat it once in a blue moon
 

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Originally Posted by snosrap5

I don't eat beans of any kind!!! They smush in your mouth. My mother says I told her that when I was about 3 yrs old and never ate another bean.
I even have trouble cooking beans, just looking at them grosses me out!!
same with me... I hate beans. I try to eat it, but I can't..
 

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Thanks Karen... now I have a chili craving.
Think I'll make my way out to a Tim Horton's for a hot, steaming bowl.
 

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Deffinately with beans! And corn bread and some cheddar cheese mixed in if I have it. Just so happens this is what I'm having for dinner tonight too!
 
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Originally Posted by vespacat

Thanks Karen... now I have a chili craving.
Think I'll make my way out to a Tim Horton's for a hot, steaming bowl.
Will that bowl have beans, or no beans ?
 

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Sounds great...are we all invited.

Originally Posted by MoochNNoodles

Deffinately with beans! And corn bread and some cheddar cheese mixed in if I have it. Just so happens this is what I'm having for dinner tonight too!
 
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Originally Posted by xocats

I just couldn't resist so here goes....


Beans, beans....the musical fruit

the more you eat....the more you toot,
the more you toot...the better you feel,
so eat some beans, for every meal.
My father used to sing this when I was a kid!!!
 

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A long time ago, when I was a kid, we used to sing the Beans song & crack up.
Those are happy memories. Toot!

Originally Posted by AbbysMom

My father used to sing this when I was a kid!!!
 

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I almost never eat chili, but when I do, I like it without beans.
 

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When I was a kid, we never had beans in our chili. I make it with beans, but I give them a really good rinse to reduce the gas.
 
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